GUILTY FL – Chad, 59, Margaret, 61, & son, Cody Amato, 31, fatally shot by other son, Chuluota, 25 Jan 2019

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I think this video is incorrectly titled - It is the testimony of FBI Special Agent George Rienerth:
Grant Amato Day 3 Witness: Dept. Daniel Anderson - Seminole County Sheriff's Office
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Published on Jul 25, 201
 
Friday, July 26th:
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 8:30am ET) – FL – Chad Amato (59) father, Margaret Ann (61) mother & Cody Winston (31) bro (Jan. 25, 2019, Choluota) - *Grant Tiernan Amato (29) arrested & charged (1/26/19) & arraigned (3/26/19) with 3 counts of 1st degree premeditated murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. $750K bond granted (4/25/19). DA will seek DP.
Trial started 7/23/19. Jury selection started 7/15/19 & ended 7/22/19. Jury is 8 women & 4 men. All 3 alternates are men.
Court hearings from 1/28/19 thru 6/19/19 & Jury Selection Day 1 thru 6 (7/15/19 thru 7/22/19) reference post #81 here:
FL – Chad, 59, Margaret, 61, & son, Cody Amato, 31, fatally shot by other son, Chuluota, 25 Jan 2019
7/23/19 Day 1: Opening statements by both sides. State witnesses: Chris Sisco (was Cody Amato's coworker at Orlando Regional Medical Center and called police to request a welfare check). SCSO Deputy Todd Moderson (who performed the well-being check). The State is now showing body cam footage from a Seminole County Sheriff Deputy when entering the Amato home and finding three dead bodies in the home. SCSO crime scene analyst Arthur Rubart. Trial continues on 7/24.
7/24/19 Day 2: State witnesses: Arthur Rubart (crime scene analyst for the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office) continues his testimony. Christine Snyder (crime scene supervisor for the Seminole County Sheriff's Office). Trial continues on 7/25.
7/25/19 Day 3: Jury was not in room for testimony by Jericho Fine (credit card was stolen) & Blake Turpin (gun was stolen) (friends of Amato's) were conducted. Judge will rule if testimony can be used after lunch. Jury is in court. State witnesses: FBI Agent George Rienerth (cell phone triangulation). Deputy Dan Anderson (Major Crimes Investigator (interviewed Amato before his arrest). Jurors watched Grant’s 4 hour interrogation with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. Judge will allow stolen gun from friend. Jury watched recorded conversation between Grant & his brother Jason at the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office (day after murders, but had not been arrested yet). Trial continues on 7/26.
 
Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 38s38 seconds ago
Jason Amato tells the jury he found a contract between his father and #GrantAmato that outlined all the rules his father set for Grant, no post midnight internet use, owed the family an apology, & he can't communicate with the Bulgarian cam girl anymore. @MyNews13

Jeff Levkulich‏ @jlevkulichWFTV 2m2 minutes ago
#RightNow: Jason Amato talking about the list of rules he found involving #GrantAmato in his fathers legal pad after the murders. #WFTV

Jeff Levkulich‏ @jlevkulichWFTV 8m8 minutes ago
#RightNow:Jason Amato began to cry as he was asked questions about his late mother Margaret. Testified that everything of value was still in the house after the murders. Nothing appeared stolen. #WFTV #GrantAmatoTrial
  1. Michael Williams‏ @michaeldamianw 28m28 minutes ago
    Grant Amato stood up when Jason Amato identified him in the courtroom -- the only witness he's done that for.
  2. Michael Williams‏ @michaeldamianw 33m33 minutes ago
    Day 4 of testimony begins today in the trial of #GrantAmato, accused of killing his family. Grant's sole surviving brother, Jason Amato, is about to take the stand.
 
Jeff Levkulich‏ @jlevkulichWFTV 5m5 minutes ago
#RightNow:Jason Amato describes the last time he saw his dad and brother Cody. They took #GrantAmato to an internet addiction clinic in south Florida on December 23rd 2018. Jason says they all would stakeout his aunts house prior to taking him to keep tabs on Grant. #WFTV
  1. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 13m13 minutes ago
    Jason Amato getting very emotional & choking up while crying. He is telling the jury what it was like when the police came to speak with him about dead bodies found in his home. They came to his work and also searched his car. @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole
  2. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 19m19 minutes ago
    Jason Amato starts to cry as he explains asking his brother #GrantAmato, if he had anything to do with his family's murders. Jason says Grant told him, "I didn't have anything to do with it." Jason also says Grant was last person he knew that saw his family. @MyNews13
 
I have questions. been trying to watch but missing bits of testimony.

Was medical examiner able to nail down time if death? I assume no since Grant says he left after midnight and they were alive.

Were stomach contents tested? Had they eaten dinner/supper?

Was the call to Cody at work telling him to come home when he left work early an actual phone call or was it a text?

Was there any GSR on Grant's gloves?
 
caribou_birdie said:
I have questions. been trying to watch but missing bits of testimony.

Was medical examiner able to nail down time if death? I assume no since Grant says he left after midnight and they were alive.

Were stomach contents tested? Had they eaten dinner/supper?

Was the call to Cody at work telling him to come home when he left work early an actual phone call or was it a text?

Was there any GSR on Grant's gloves?
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From my memory:
Medical Examiner has not yet testified.
Cody was randomly selected to leave work early (based on staffing needs), per testimony by coworker/friend Chris Sisco. Phone call/text (telling him to come home) was discussed by others as a possibility but was never presented as 'evidence'. It was a presumption, which seems to be an inaccurate presumption. Cody left work because his shift ended.
Yesterday, Court TV reported that there is GSR on the black gloves found in Grant's hotel room. Court TV analysts discussed the GSR report.
Black gloves are currently being discussed by witness Arthur Rubart (crime scene analyst):

Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 1m1 minute ago
Rubart testifies that he found a bag in Grant's hotel room. He found various items like a computer, black leather gloves, and a card holder with cards. Among cards found were 2 of Cody Amato's Visa cards & one of his father's Visa's. @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole
 
  1. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 10m10 minutes ago
    Rubart testifies that he found a bag in Grant's hotel room. He found various items like a computer, black leather gloves, and a card holder with cards. Among cards found were 2 of Cody Amato's Visa cards & one of his father's Visa's. @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole
  2. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 19m19 minutes ago
    The state has called Arthur Rubart, the crime scene analyst back to the stand. He is testifying about his evidence collection of #GrantAmato's hotel room in Orlando. @MyNews13 #News13Seminole
  3. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 26m26 minutes ago
    The state has called Arthur Rubart, the crime scene analyst back to the stand. He is testifying about his evidence collection of #GrantAmato's hotel room in Lake Mary. @MyNews13 #News13Seminole
  4. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 36m36 minutes ago
    On 1/24 Jason Amato and his family were at a BJ's in Oviedo. Receipts show his family was there from 7:26P-8:48P. @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole
  5. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 41m41 minutes ago
    State calls to the stand Christina Varnell who is Jason Amato's significant other. She says she called his parents mom and dad. #GrantAmato @MyNews13 #News13Seminole
  6. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 1h1 hour ago
    Publix IT person, Troy Roberts back on the stand and is asked a questions by the jury about logging.- Publix currently does not log where customers go on internet. @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole
 
Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 2m2 minutes ago
State shows jurors the black gloves found inside #GrantAmato’s bag that was inside his Orlando hotel room.
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Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 2m2 minutes ago
Spectrum News Asher Wildman Retweeted Spectrum News Asher Wildman
#GrantAmato had several items in his trunk. Clothes, multiple pairs of shoes, as well as carpet / material of the trunk all had no presence of blood. Foot pedals of car also tested and no blood found. @MyNews13

  1. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 2m2 minutes ago
    Spectrum News Asher Wildman Retweeted Spectrum News Asher Wildman
    The interior driver side door handle of     #GrantAmato's car was searched for blood, however, the exterior door handle of the driver side was not. Also, Brothers says floor mat was checked for blood, but not under the mat. No blood appeared.
    Spectrum News Asher Wildman added,
  2. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 7m7 minutes ago
    Crime Scene Analyst Eric Brothers who searched #GrantAmato's car on 1/30 & 1/31 says if blood was in the car five days earlier it still would have been retrievable. No blood was found in Amato's car. @MyNews13 #News13Seminole
  3. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 10m10 minutes ago
    We are now seeing inside #GrantAmato's car when it was being investigated for evidence. There's a pair of jeans in the backseat that has a USB Thumb drive located in a pocket of the pants. @MyNews13 #News13Seminole
  4. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 38m38 minutes ago
    State has called an investigator to the stand who says he inspected Jason Amato’s home, car, and body. No blood, weapons, or bruises found. @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole
 
Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 9m9 minutes ago
The first week of the Grant Amato trial is in the books. Judge Recksiedler is adjourning for the day, and informs the jury this trial will go until at least Wednesday. Trial resumes Monday at 8:30 a.m. @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole

Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 11m11 minutes ago
The state is asking Anderson about a letter Crime Scene analysts found in Grant Amato's car. Anderson says Grant told him that he wrote the letter to memorialize a conversation he had with his brother. @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole

Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 13m13 minutes ago
The state is recalling Seminole County Sheriff Investigator Daniel Anderson to the stand to testify. @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole

Law & Crime Network‏Verified account @LawCrimeNetwork 38m38 minutes ago
#GrantAmato appears to get emotional as he watching the security video showing his father leaving work the day he was murdered. https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/grant-amato/watch-live-man-on-trial-for-allegedly-killing-family-over-his-obsession-with-cam-girl/ …
 
Defendant and all four defense attorneys are wearing purple ties today.
Video 18:25, 19:25.
 
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